The martial arts cinema of the Chinese diaspora : Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan in Hollywood /

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In The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora, Kin-Yan Szeto critically examines three of the most internationally famous martial arts film artists to arise out of the Chinese diaspora and travel far from their homelands to find commercial success in the world at large: Ang Lee, John Woo, and J...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Szeto, Kin-Yan, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Lee, Ang, > 1954- > Criticism and interpretation.
Woo, John, > 1948- > Criticism and interpretation.
Cheng, Long, > 1954- > Criticism and interpretation.
Cheng, Long, > 1954-
Lee, Ang, > 1954-
Woo, John, > 1948-
Martial arts films > United States > History and criticism.
Films d'arts martiaux > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
ART > Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Martial arts films
United States
Multi-User
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : cosmopolitical consciousness and martial arts cinema
  • The martial arts cinema of the Chinese diaspora and Hollywood
  • Ang Lee's Crouching tiger, hidden dragon in a cosmopolitical perspective
  • Facing off east and west in the cinema of John Woo
  • Jackie Chan's transnational film trajectory and politics of comic displacement
  • Conclusion.

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